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Mr.Coffee · 11-08-2011, 11:51 PM

I have a friend who more or less out of boredom and being a poor guy decided to go join the rigs, he'd paid every bill he had off and was travelling the world still holding the job down in basically 1 paycheque.

It is true that if you stick with the rigs, stay off drugs and learn the ropes, you will make so much money you won't even have a clue what to do with it all. There are major issues with rigs and availability in western Canada... not so much the rigs themselves, but the fact they can't staff them adequately. My friend literally drove to Edmonton, walked into an office, asked if he could work, passed the physical and was on a rig in a matter of a couple weeks. They couldn't hire his ass fast enough. Anybody who is serious about making money doesn't need to even think that outside the box... it's just the lifestyle and job itself that might make one hesitate.

11-08-2011, 11:51 PM	#151
Mr.Coffee damn onions Join Date: Mar 2006 Exp:	I have a friend who more or less out of boredom and being a poor guy decided to go join the rigs, he'd paid every bill he had off and was travelling the world still holding the job down in basically 1 paycheque. It is true that if you stick with the rigs, stay off drugs and learn the ropes, you will make so much money you won't even have a clue what to do with it all. There are major issues with rigs and availability in western Canada... not so much the rigs themselves, but the fact they can't staff them adequately. My friend literally drove to Edmonton, walked into an office, asked if he could work, passed the physical and was on a rig in a matter of a couple weeks. They couldn't hire his ass fast enough. Anybody who is serious about making money doesn't need to even think that outside the box... it's just the lifestyle and job itself that might make one hesitate.